LETTER: Be careful where you eat fast food

Steven Harris, cook supervisor, retiredFederal Bureau of Prisons

Published: Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 10:28 a.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 10:28 a.m.

Dear Editor: I believe that the low scores some of the fast-food places in Tuscaloosa receive are well deserved. If you're like me, you are tired of complaining to the store management only to be told, "We are sorry. Let us send you a couple coupons."

Most of the time you go in these fast-food places and it's not fast food. It's wait-wait-wait and then they don't get your order correct. The places are dirty, paper on the floor, tables need cleaning while staff are on their cellphones. At one salad place, I saw the cook eating in the kitchen. At one burger place, a worker walked behind the cashier and started coughing and went to work.

Any time you can go into a fast-food place and the food from the previous meal is still visible, run and do not eat there. I only have 250 words, but begin reading the inspection results, ask questions, look at the staff's hair and clothes.

<p>Dear Editor: I believe that the low scores some of the fast-food places in Tuscaloosa receive are well deserved. If you're like me, you are tired of complaining to the store management only to be told, "We are sorry. Let us send you a couple coupons."</p><p>Most of the time you go in these fast-food places and it's not fast food. It's wait-wait-wait and then they don't get your order correct. The places are dirty, paper on the floor, tables need cleaning while staff are on their cellphones. At one salad place, I saw the cook eating in the kitchen. At one burger place, a worker walked behind the cashier and started coughing and went to work.</p><p>Any time you can go into a fast-food place and the food from the previous meal is still visible, run and do not eat there. I only have 250 words, but begin reading the inspection results, ask questions, look at the staff's hair and clothes.</p><p>Remember: Conflict is inevitable, but combat is optional.</p><p>Steven Harris, cook supervisor, retired</p><p>Federal Bureau of Prisons</p><p>Tuscaloosa</p>